Start a new journey of strengthening the army and rejuvenating the army (the key choice in the new era)
On July 1, 2021, the land of China is thriving and the weather is full of vigor, and the capital, Beijing, is full of flowers and flags fluttering.
At the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that the People's Army should be built into a world-class army, and that it should use stronger capabilities and more reliable means to defend national sovereignty, security, and development interests.
The command and command of the commander-in-chief once again put forward clear requirements for speeding up the modernization of national defense and the army, and pointed out the way forward and provided fundamental follow-up to the realization of the party's goal of strengthening the army in the new era.
Looking back on the extraordinary journey the People’s Army has gone through since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping focuses on realizing the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. A series of major strategies and major decisions, leading national defense and military modernization to make key decisions at critical moments:
—— Put forward the Party’s thoughts on strengthening the army in the new era and the military strategic guidelines for the new era, adhere to the party’s absolute leadership over the people’s army, and adhere to the path of strengthening the army with Chinese characteristics;
—— Comprehensively promote political army building, reform to strengthen the army, science and technology to strengthen the army, talents to strengthen the army, and to govern the army according to law;
—— Give full play to the lifeline of political work, unswervingly deepen the reform of national defense and the army, and promote the establishment and fall of the only fundamental standard of combat effectiveness;
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General Secretary Xi Jinping made a series of strategic plans and deployments for accelerating the modernization of national defense and the army, leading the whole army to create a new situation in the cause of strengthening the army, and leading the modernization of the people's army to stride forward in the magnificent practice of strengthening the army!
The current and future period is a critical period for the modernization of national defense and the armed forces. There must be a major development, and it is also fully equipped to achieve major development.
In December 2012, the vast South China Sea waved with waves.
General Secretary Xi Jinping visited the Navy's Haikou Ship, a certain group army and the former Guangzhou Military Region.
When meeting with leading cadres above the division level of the garrison, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "Realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is the greatest dream of the Chinese nation since modern times. It can be said that this dream is a dream of a strong country, and for the military, it is also a strong military. Dream."
This is a promise to face history and a declaration to the future!
On the same time-space axis for realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, the strategy of strengthening the military and the strategy of strengthening the country complement each other, making people full of confidence and expectation in the future of this army.
"Soldiers, the country's major events, the place of death and life, the way of survival, must be observed." From the beginning of the Opium War, Western powers used strong ships and artillery to force the old China to sign more than 750 unequal treaties.
Looking through the beacon smoke of history, the "heart-wrenching" in modern Chinese history was repeatedly mentioned by General Secretary Xi Jinping: "Once the military backwardness forms, the impact on national security will be fatal. I often look at modern China. Some historical materials, when I see the tragic scene of being beaten behind, it hurts my heart!"
Today, the Chinese nation is showing a prosperous atmosphere to the world, and it is marching towards a great rejuvenation at an unstoppable pace.
Great opportunities and great changes are rare in a lifetime.
In the face of the pass of a thousand mountains and the torrent of water, without a strong people's army, the will of the party and the proposition of the party cannot be realized, and there will be no support for rise and the guarantee of rejuvenation.
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "The current and future period is a critical period for the modernization of national defense and the armed forces. There must be a major development, and it is also fully equipped to achieve major development."
Hundreds of horses compete for the stream, the one who strives first; the middle stream hits the water, the one who advances bravely wins.
The People's Army must not only catch up with the trend and the times, but also strive to stay in the forefront of the times.
There are so many mountains, you can't do without the leader who climbs the heights and looks far away.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has clearly stated that the party’s goal of strengthening the army in the new era is to build a people’s army that listens to the party’s command, can win battles, and has a good work style, and builds the people’s army into a world-class army.
The party's goal of strengthening the army in the new era is to pursue the great cause of national rejuvenation, to make the country prosperous and to strengthen the army, to establish the foundation for the development of security, and to mark the people's army as a big country's army and a powerful country's army.
The sound is like a thousand horses, and the breath is coming from thousands of mountains.
The great call of General Secretary Xi Jinping has brought together the majestic force of strengthening the army and making it the strong voice of the era that resonates with the military camp by keeping in mind the goal of strengthening the army, firming the belief in strengthening the army, and dedicating to the practice of strengthening the army.
—— Give full play to the role of the lifeline of political work, cultivate new era revolutionary soldiers with soul, ability, blood, and morality, forge strong troops with iron beliefs, iron beliefs, iron disciplines, and iron duties, and always maintain the people's army Nature, purpose, true qualities;
——Unswervingly deepen the reform of national defense and the army, thoroughly resolve the systemic obstacles, structural contradictions, and policy issues that restrict national defense and army building, improve and develop the socialist military system with Chinese characteristics, and lead the people’s army in a comprehensive remodeling. Rebirth
-Promote the establishment and fall of the only fundamental standard of combat effectiveness, all minds are focused on fighting, and all tasks are focused on fighting, so that officers and soldiers will be more determined and conscious in preparing for war and seeking to win;
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Leading the strong army, the mainstay midstream.
Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee, the Central Military Commission, and General Secretary Xi Jinping, the People's Army is acting with stars and moons, and the blueprint for a strong army is gradually becoming a reality!
The party’s absolute leadership over the army is the soul and lifeblood of our army. It can never be changed or lost.
In the late autumn of 2014, the ancient fields in western Fujian were red all over the mountains, and the forests were all dyed.
General Secretary Xi Jinping personally led more than 400 senior cadres into Gutian and convened the first political work conference of the whole army in the new century to draw strength in the place where the people's army was reborn.
"I propose to convene a political work conference for the whole army in Gutian. The purpose is to trace the roots, clear the source, review the old and learn the new, and guide the whole army to think about how our army came, where are the current problems and gaps, where is the next step, and the new situation. What kind of army will we become?” General Secretary Xi Jinping’s decision-making considerations gave this meeting a profound historical bearing, profound practical significance, and far-reaching political connotation.
At this important meeting, General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly clarified the major issues of the party’s ideological and political construction of the army under the new historical conditions, clearly put forward the theme of the era of political work in the people’s army, established a general strategy for political army building in the new era, and stood up. Another milestone in the history of the People's Army has opened a new chapter in the political construction of the People's Army.
The long-term peaceful environment is a severe test for soldiers. If they are greedy for pleasure, they will get "peace sickness", mental laxity, decline of will, and breeding problems.
At the beginning of 2017, a documentary film entitled "A Strong Army on Fire" was present at the barracks and attracted attention.
In the past, in the face of the tremendous changes brought about by the commodity economy and market economy, some officers and soldiers, especially some leading cadres, wavered their ideals and beliefs and deviated from the original intentions of the Communists and the People's Army.
General Secretary Xi Jinping solemnly pointed out ten outstanding problems in the army, especially among leading cadres.
The general secretary emphasized that these problems have reached the time when they must be resolved, otherwise the army is in danger of degeneration and discoloration!
"The army is armed with a gun, and there must be no place for corrupt elements to hide in the army." The Party Central Committee, the Central Military Commission and General Secretary Xi Jinping strictly administer the Party in an all-round way, vigorously fight corruption, and resolutely investigate and deal with serious violations of discipline and law such as Guo Boxiong and Xu Caihou. It has eliminated major political hidden dangers for the party and the army, helped the crisis and turned the tide at critical moments, and saved the army.
Repack and set off.
The big ship that reformed and strengthened the army has corrected its course and raised the sail of forge ahead.
Modernization in the new era is a modernization that always preserves the nature and purpose of the people's army.
A people's army can only move forward steadily if it does not forget its original aspirations and reinforce its foundation.
"The party's absolute leadership over the army is the soul and lifeblood of our army. It can never be changed or lost." General Secretary Xi Jinping has repeatedly emphasized these two "never can", which tighten the past, today and tomorrow of the People's Army. Connect tightly.
The party's absolute leadership over the army is an essential feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics, an important political advantage of the party and the country, and the foundation of the people's army and the soul of a strong army.
There is a soul in the heart, and a root under the feet.
The whole army has thoroughly studied and implemented the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s series of important speeches, and carried out thematic education activities such as "Inheriting the Red Gene and Taking on the Important Task of Strengthening the Army", "Don't forget the original aspiration and keep in mind the mission", organize and carry out party history study and education, and build a strong army culture. Efforts will be made to train revolutionary soldiers in the new era of the "Four Haves" and forge the "Four Irons" excellent troops... A series of major measures have cast rock-solid loyalty beliefs, and make listening to the party and following the party become the consensus of the entire army.
Whether one's belief is firm or not can always be tested in the big test of the Great War.
In the big test of fighting the new crown pneumonia epidemic, more than 4,000 military medical personnel from the whole army rushed to help Wuhan, launching a charge again and again on the battlefield of epidemic prevention and control, and spared no effort to protect people's lives and health.
The People's Army listened to the party's command and acted upon orders, and played an important role and made outstanding contributions in the fight against the epidemic.
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "Facts have once again proved that the People's Army has always been a heroic army that the party and the people can fully trust."
This is a big test that we cannot avoid. The military must hand in a qualified answer to the party and the people and history.
On February 1, 2016, Bayi Building, Beijing.
The inaugural meeting of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Theater was held. General Secretary Xi Jinping awarded military flags and issued instructions to the Eastern Theater, the Southern Theater, the Western Theater, the Northern Theater, and the Central Theater.
The establishment of theaters and the establishment of a theater joint operations command structure are landmark measures for the comprehensive implementation of the strategy of reforming and strengthening the military. It is of great and far-reaching significance for ensuring that our military can fight and win wars and effectively maintain national security.
Deepening the reform of national defense and the military is the requirement of the times to realize the Chinese dream and the dream of strengthening the military.
In the past, a series of deep-seated contradictions and problems severely restricted our military's ability to fight and win battles: the leadership and management system was not scientific enough, the joint operation command system was not sound enough, the force structure was not reasonable enough, the policy system was relatively lagging...
To solve these problems, in the final analysis, we must rely on reforms.
Without reform, the army cannot fight or win a war.
"This is a big test that we can't avoid. The army must hand over a qualified answer to the party and the people and history." General Secretary Xi Jinping regards national defense and army reform as a strategic choice to strengthen the country and the army, and it has become the will of the party. With the national behavior, personally take the helm, forcefully promote, design and shape the future of the people's army based on the goal of strengthening the army, and firmly promote the great cause of reform and strengthening the army.
In November 2012, when General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over the first executive meeting of the new Central Military Commission, he clearly stated: Always advance with the spirit of reform and innovation, deeply advance military reforms with Chinese characteristics, and strive to seize the initiative in military competition.
In November 2013, the Third Plenary Session of the Eighteenth Central Committee of the Party was held.
On the proposal of General Secretary Xi Jinping, the Party Central Committee decided to include the reform of national defense and the armed forces in the overall deepening of the reform, and it became the will of the party and the behavior of the state.
In March 2014, a piece of news made the entire army even more excited-General Secretary Xi Jinping served as the leader of the Central Military Commission’s Leading Group for Deepening National Defense and Army Reform.
The party’s general secretary personally served as the leader of the leading group for deepening national defense and military reform, which is the first time in the party’s history.
The reform of national defense and the army has ushered in a milestone key node!
On November 24, 2015, the Central Military Commission's reform work conference was held. General Secretary Xi Jinping issued an action order to deepen the reform of national defense and the armed forces-comprehensively implement the strategy of reforming and strengthening the military, and unswervingly follow the path of strengthening the military with Chinese characteristics.
The blueprint is drawn and the road signs are erected.
An unprecedented overall and revolutionary change in the strength, depth, and breadth of our military's history is vigorously unfolding in the land of China.
—— Carry out the reform of the leadership and command system, reform the headquarters, reshape the service, establish the battle zone, build a military commission-theater-unit combat command system and the military commission-service-unit leadership management system, and form the military commission management, theater main battle, service master The new pattern of construction;
——Implement reforms of scale structure and force composition, reconstruct scale ratio, force layout, force composition and new quality combat forces, reshape academies, scientific research institutions, and training institutions, deepen the reform of the armed police force, and build a modern military force with Chinese characteristics system;
—— Promote the reform of military policies and systems as planned, build and improve the military strategic system in the new era, and amend a series of policies and systems such as the National Defense Law of the People's Republic of China and the People's Armed Police Law of the People's Republic of China;
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This is a great change, this is a leap in history!
Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee, the Central Military Commission, and General Secretary Xi Jinping, and with the joint efforts of all officers and soldiers, the People’s Army’s leadership and command system has undergone historic changes, the scale, structure and force composition have become more lean and reasonable, and the policies and systems have become increasingly complete.
From the Guanzhong Plain to the Northwest Desert, from the land of abundance to the snow-covered plateau, from the water village in the south of the Yangtze River to the mountainous area of Lingnan...Leaving the prosperous city to the border town, bidding farewell to parents, wives and children to a strange distance, as long as reform needs, pack up a backpack and set off; Order, go where you need to go.
This is a trek to meet difficulties, this is a set sail for reform and innovation.
The commander-in-chief is given by Qianjun, and the whole army has the same idea.
Reform drives thousands and thousands of horses, and under the command of the commander, he is fighting fiercely in the vast land, the vast sky, and the distant ocean!
We must insist on training as we fight soldiers in battle, practice hard as we need to fight, and solve any problems that are prominent, so as to comprehensively improve the level of actual combat in military training.
On January 3, 2018, the north China land in the middle of winter was getting chilly.
At a shooting range of a certain army regiment in the Central Theater, more than 7,000 officers and men were fully armed and mighty lined up, and nearly 300 units were neatly lined up and magnificent.
General Secretary Xi Jinping, dressed in military uniform, boarded the reading stage at the main venue and issued instructions to the entire army.
General Secretary Xi Jinping has issued training and mobilization orders to the entire army for four consecutive years, and every year he puts forward clear requirements for training and preparation for combat and conducting actual combat training.
If you don't forget to fight, you will be responsible for it; if you are well trained, you must be a soldier.
"What I think most is whether our army can always adhere to the party's absolute leadership when the party and the people need it, whether it can pull up and win the battle, and whether commanders at all levels can lead troops to fight and command. Fight." At an important military meeting, General Secretary Xi Jinping's remarks were shocking.
These three "can" are the victory questions that the people's army must answer to build combat effectiveness: How far are we from the requirements of being able to fight and win battles?
Zhu Rihe, this small town in northern Saibei, has attracted much attention in recent years due to the intensive actual combat training.
For 3 consecutive summers from 2014 to 2016, 3 real-force confrontation exercises named after "Leapfrogging" kicked off here. 19 synthetic brigades fought for thousands of miles and fought fiercely with specialized "blue forces" in turn.
"The Red has six losses and one victory!" The report of the first round of exercises came, shaking the whole army.
General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out that military training is actually a rehearsal of future wars, and it must not be floated or deceived.
The People's Army will always be a combat team, and the vitality of the People's Army lies in its combat effectiveness.
The core of a strong army is to be able to win battles; the "strong" of a strong army is, in the final analysis, strong combat effectiveness.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has been thinking about military training and preparations for war. He has repeatedly emphasized that "the troops still have to be trained and ready to fight at any time, and waiting for battle is not a singing song." Standards, all minds are focused on fighting, and all work is focused on fighting."
The commander’s ardent teachings and enlightenment have deeply rooted the belief in the ability to fight and win battles in the hearts of the soldiers.
More and more people realize that to maintain national security and development interests, there must be a matching military force.
Where do you start training and preparing for war, where do you use force, and where do you deepen?
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: “We must insist on training as we fight in battle, practice hard as we need to fight, and solve any problems that are prominent, so as to comprehensively improve the level of actual combat in military training.”
General Secretary Xi Jinping personally took care of training and preparing for war. The officers and soldiers of the whole army were encouraged and spurred, and the troops were full of strength and enthusiasm.
- Establish a general outline and formulate a military strategy for the new era.
General Secretary Xi Jinping has clarified the mission and tasks of the people's army in the new era, and provided guidance and direction for advancing the building of the people's army and preparing for military struggle from a higher starting point.
-Establish standards and correct coordinates for combat effectiveness building.
"To firmly establish the only fundamental standard of combat effectiveness, to carry out construction and preparations in accordance with the requirements of the war," this is an order issued by General Secretary Xi Jinping to the entire army.
-Really fight and prepare to improve the level of actual combat training.
"What military training focuses on, I think, is actual combat." "We must persist in fighting as we fight, and further improve the level of actual combat in military training."... General Secretary Xi Jinping's series of important instructions pointed out the direction for actual combat training.
——Strengthen the blood and cultivate the fighting spirit that dares to fight and wins.
Regarding the effect that a long-term peaceful environment may have on the fighting spirit of the troops, General Secretary Xi Jinping hit the nail on the head and hit the key: the mighty division is still mighty, and the revolutionary soldiers still have to be bloody.
——Training soldiers and generals, tempering commanding talents for combat.
General Secretary Xi Jinping has repeatedly emphasized the need to use cadres who want to fight, plan to fight, and can fight, and put outstanding talents where they are struggling and important.
The only way to fight is to stop the fight, and you may not have to fight when you are ready to fight. The less you can fight, the more likely you are to be beaten.
All units of the army adhere to the bottom line thinking and pay close attention to the cultivation of fighting spirit. Under the strong smoke of real fighting, the officers and soldiers are high-spirited and full of "sword spirit."
In today's world, the new military revolution centered on information technology is surging.
Entering the new era, General Secretary Xi Jinping has keen insight into the development trend of the new round of scientific and technological revolution and military revolution. Based on the continuous improvement of the degree of informatization of modern warfare and the emergence of intelligent features, he clearly put forward the need to adhere to mechanization and information. To promote the integration and development of the "three modernizations" by turning into the leading and intelligentizing as the direction.
From the service of the J-20 fighter aircraft to the entry of the first domestically-made aircraft carrier and the large-scale 10,000-ton destroyer, from the iterative upgrade of conventional weapons and equipment to the new missiles in the parade... Our army is developing in the integration of mechanization, informatization, and intelligence. Breakthroughs have been made in many important areas of the company, technology has continued to advance, and results have been constantly refreshed, adding confidence to the victory.
As the 2021 Army Day is approaching, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held the 32nd collective study on the afternoon of July 30, insisting on the party’s absolute leadership over the people’s army and striving to achieve the goal of the 100-year army.
When presiding over the study, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "Achieving the goal of a century-old military is a major decision made by the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission in the era of a strong nation and a strong military. It is a major task related to the overall situation of national security and development. The new "three-step" of military modernization is a very important step. We must strengthen our determination and will, increase our sense of urgency, and work hard to ensure that the set goals are achieved on schedule."
Xiongguan Mandao is really like iron, and now it has started from scratch.
The People's Army is more closely united around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, adheres to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fully implements Xi Jinping Thought on Strengthening the Army, implements the military strategy of the new era, and strengthens the "four consciousnesses." , Strengthen the "four self-confidence", achieve "two safeguards", adhere to the party's absolute leadership over the people's army, implement the chairman responsibility system of the Military Commission, and comprehensively promote the political building of the army, the reform of the army, the science and technology, the talents, and the law Govern the army, accelerate the modernization of national defense and the army, build the people's army into a world-class army, defend national sovereignty, security, and development interests with stronger capabilities and more reliable means, and provide stronger strategic support for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation .
Looking at the goal of the army's one-hundred-year struggle, it reminds us again of Zhu Rihe four years ago, the war eagles roared, the iron currents were mighty, and the flags fluttered.
General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech during the military parade celebrating the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army was firm and resonant throughout the world.
"I firmly believe that our heroic army has the confidence and ability to defeat all enemies! Our heroic army has the confidence and ability to safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests! Our heroic army has the confidence and ability to write a strong military A new chapter in the industry, to achieve the "two centenary" goals, to realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and to make new and greater contributions to the maintenance of world peace!"
(Reporters Xu Jun and Li Longyi)